Stories of
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John Henry Weeks

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Hartwick Seminary Cemetery

Born:March 15, 1845 at Hampton, CT

Entered
Service in the US Army from Hartwick Seminary, NY

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism
May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania, VA

Died:March
10, 1911 at the age of 65

Following the
Wilderness Battle and the repulse of the Union Forces (May 5 -
7, 1864) General Grant pushed ahead on the Confederates' right
to Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, where he engaged
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army from May 8 - 19, with
the bloodiest battle occurring on May 12. In that battle
thirty-six soldiers earned Medals of Honor including Private
John Weeks. Though his rifle was empty when confronted by five
or six enemy soldiers, in a bold bluff, Private Weeks cocked his
rifle and demanded their surrender, capturing a Confederate flag
and its color bearer.